Description

HALBERTON
ST 01 SW
2/179 Yeo Farmhouse
-
- II
Farmhouse. C17, substantially altered in 1723, and again at various later stages.
Cob, stone plinth, plastered under steeply pitched gabled end thatched roof, which
forms a catslide over continuous rear outshut. Symmetrical 2-room double-depth plan
that retains the through-passage but now containing the stairs. External end
stacks, that to the right-hand end dated 1723. 2-storeys.
Front: 3-window range, but with 1 larger blocked window to first floor; all C20 two-
light casement windows; wide central planked door under barred rectangular fanlight.
C20 two-light windows to end elevations (with small garret leaded window) and rear.
One 3-light window to rear with ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds.
Interior: right hand room with chamfered cross beam that splays markedly to rear,
with run-out stops; fireplace with chamfered lintel with hollow step stops. Very
wide central passage; left hand room with boxed beam.
Roof: 4 trusses; apex morticed and pegged, collars halved and pegged; purlins and
battening; all looks C18, perhaps 1723.

Listing NGR: ST0336812445

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399815

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)